EC
1720
MySQLERRORNotablePluginHIGH confidence

UNINSTALL PLUGIN is not permitted for this plugin

Production Risk

Low — operation rejected; server state unchanged.

What this means

The plugin was built with the PLUGIN_OPT_NO_UNINSTALL flag, which permanently prevents runtime uninstallation without restarting the server.

Why it happens
  1. 1Attempting to uninstall a plugin that explicitly disallows runtime removal.
How to reproduce
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
UNINSTALL PLUGIN performance_schema;

expected output

ERROR 1720 (HY000): Plugin 'performance_schema' cannot be uninstalled.

Fix

Disable the plugin via configuration instead

Disable the plugin via configuration instead
-- In my.cnf:
-- performance_schema = OFF
-- Then restart MySQL.

Why this works

Plugins that disallow runtime uninstall can only be disabled via server configuration and restart.

What not to do

✕

Sources
Official documentation ↗

MySQL 8.0 — 1720 ER_PLUGIN_NO_UNINSTALL

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